# quick-implement

A skill for narrow changes with clear acceptance criteria. It keeps the agent from writing a multi-phase plan when one pass will do.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 438 installs · ★ 48
- Author: buiducnhat
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/buiducnhat/cobrew/tree/HEAD/plugins/cobrew/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-06
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/quick-implement

## What it does

The skill opens with a scope gate. A task qualifies only when the expected behavior is explicit, the change surface is small (rough guideline: up to 5 files), there is no foundational redesign or migration, and verification is quick. Fail any of those and the work goes to the `write-plan` skill instead.

From there it runs a short loop: define acceptance criteria, load only the relevant context (starting with `docs/SUMMARY.md` when it exists), make the smallest correct change using existing patterns, run targeted tests and lint or type checks on the touched areas, then report the modified files and verification results. Refactors unrelated to the request are off the table.

The hard stop is the part worth reading twice. Ambiguous requirements, coupling across subsystems, schema changes, security-sensitive work, performance trade-offs needing benchmarks, or repeated failures without a clear root cause all halt coding and trigger a handoff to `write-plan`. That is the point: the agent stops instead of sinking deeper into an edit that turned out bigger than it looked. For debugging a specific issue, the skill points you to `fix`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add buiducnhat/cobrew --skill quick-implement -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/quick-implement/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add buiducnhat/cobrew --skill quick-implement -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add buiducnhat/cobrew --skill quick-implement -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install buiducnhat/cobrew quick-implement
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add buiducnhat/cobrew --skill quick-implement -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/buiducnhat/cobrew --path plugins/cobrew/skills/quick-implement
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add buiducnhat/cobrew --skill quick-implement -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/buiducnhat/cobrew/tree/HEAD/plugins/cobrew/skills/quick-implement/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- ship a small edit without a multi-phase plan
- verify a change with targeted tests and linters
- stop work early when a task outgrows its scope
- load only the project context the task needs
- report which files changed and how they were checked

## Example prompts
- quick-implement: add empty-email validation to the signup form
- quick-implement: rename `userName` to `username` across the profile module
- quick-implement: fix the date format in the orders API response

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: quick-implement
description: Rapid implementation for small, low-risk, well-defined changes. Use when the task is narrow in scope, has clear acceptance criteria, and can be completed safely without a formal multi-phase plan.
argument-hint: "[brief description of the change to implement]"
license: MIT
---

# Quick Implement

## Scope Gate (Required Before Coding)

Treat a task as **quick-implement eligible** only if all conditions below are true:

1. **Clear requirement**
   - Expected behavior is explicit
   - No major product/architecture ambiguity

2. **Small change surface**
   - Usually touches a small number of files (rough guideline: <= 5 files)
   - No broad cross-module refactor

3. **Low architectural risk**
   - No foundational redesign
   - No migration-heavy change
   - No multi-phase rollout dependency

4. **Straightforward verification**
   - Can validate with targeted tests/checks quickly
   - No long exploratory debugging loop required

If any condition fails, escalate to `write-plan`.

## Hard Stop Escalation Criteria

Immediately stop quick implementation and switch to planning when any of these appear:

- Requirement ambiguity that needs design decisions
- Unexpected coupling across multiple subsystems
- Significant data model or schema changes
- Security-sensitive or compliance-critical changes
- Performance work requiring benchmarks/design trade-offs
- Refactor growing beyond original small scope
- Repeated failed attempts without a clear root cause
- Need for phased delivery, feature flags, or migration strategy

Escalation action:

1. Stop all coding activities immediately.
2. Output the exact message: "This change exceeds rapid-implementation safety limits. Recommend `write-plan` first to define phased execution and risk controls."
3. Use input/question to ask the user if they want to initiate a handoff to the `write-plan` skill.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Analyze and Contextualize

1. Understand the user request and define acceptance criteria.
2. Load only the project context relevant to the request:
   - If `docs/SUMMARY.md` exists, read it first.
   - Load only task-relevant detail docs.
   - Prioritize `Code Standard` docs for implementation conventions.
   - If docs conflict with code or user intent, use the available input/question before broad changes.
3. Inspect only the minimum necessary code paths.
4. Confirm the task still passes the Scope Gate.
5. If ambiguity remains, ask clarifying questions before coding.

### Step 2: Implement

1. Make the smallest correct change to satisfy requirements.
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